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2024 Best Legal Research Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges in the New England Region
452 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
$58,169 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in legal research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #114 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Legal Research Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 452 degrees in legal research to qualified students.

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Best Legal Research Schools in the New England Region Your choice of legal research school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Legal Research School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Master's Degrees in Legal Research
Doctor's Degrees in Legal Research

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Research Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal research degrees they offer, see the list below.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
67 Legal Research Degrees Awarded

Harvard University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in legal research. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were roughly 67 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
118 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
$87,263 Median Starting Salary

Boston University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal research. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 118 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal research degree program at Boston University get $29,094 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Suffolk University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal research. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.More information about a degree in legal research from Suffolk University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
32 Legal Research Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in legal research. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 32 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
58 Legal Research Degrees Awarded

UCONN is a very large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 58.00000000000001 legal research students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vermont Law School
South Royalton, VT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
29.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 58 legal research students who graduated with this degree at VLS in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the legal research program make an average of $43,668 in their early career salary.

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Explore the best legal research colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 261
Connecticut 241 61
New Hampshire 210 17
Maine 202 2
Vermont 194 24

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Legal Research is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 172
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 75
Tax Law/Taxation 60
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 36
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law 29
Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law 26
International Law & Legal Studies 23
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 13
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law 9
Intellectual Property Law 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 2,938
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 337
Legal Professions (Other) 205

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